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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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